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• BT’s rural position is nothing more than defensive strategy

  05-04-2019 16:40
  BT has unveiled its own proposals to bridge the rural divide, but this strategy is just as much about protecting its own attractive position as it is connecting the unconnected.
  In a letter to the Daily Telegraph earlier this week, BT’s consumer CEO Marc Allera outlined the vision for a digital society where everyone reaps the benefits. BT is proposing infrastructure tit-for-tat in the regions where there is coverage from at least one of the UK MNOs, and a more simplistic infrastructure sh
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER to unveil latest developments for next generation data center connectivity for broadcasters at NAB 2019

  05-04-2019 15:55
  As the consumption of interactive video is increasing exponentially now and is predicted to continue into the future, broadcast operators must deploy next generation fiber management systems and technologies to keep up this unprecedented demand. Broadcast facilities need to deploy more fiber, manage that fiber more efficiently and make more connections in limited spaces.For the first time in the U.S, HUBER+SUHNER will be showcasing its new cross-connect fiber management system, LISA Double Acces
  
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• A steam train of lights to delight in the dark

  05-04-2019 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Imagine a steam train covered in thousands of fairy lights chugging through a forest at night — and that’s the Train of Lights.This was introduced last year as an attraction by a heritage railway, and so hugely popular was it that not only are they back again this winter, but tickets go on sale later this month.
  It looks utterly magical to this old man, so imagine how your kids will squeal in delight when they see the glowing steam train.
  Harry Potter has nothing like this!
  Once on b
  
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• Sunrise plugs FWA in Swiss 5G launch

  05-04-2019 13:19
  Swiss telco Sunrise has jumped on the 5G bandwagon with the launch of a Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) offering aiming to bridge the digital divide.
  Like the UK, Switzerland is one of the more sluggish European nations when it comes to fibre penetration. According to the latest statistics from the Fibre to the Home Council, Switzerland currently has FTTH penetration rate of 7.8% across the country, potentially creating a digital divide. This offering from Sunrise is using such a chasm to promote it
  
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• UK operators warn restricting Huawei could delay 5G by two years

  05-04-2019 13:18
  A report commissioned by the UK MNO trade association has concluded that delaying the rollout of 5G could cost the economy £6.8 billion.
  Mobile UK commissioned research firm Assembly to take a look at the implications to the UK mobile market, and its economy in general, of restricting the use of Huawei gear in the rollout of 5G networks. The headline findings are that it could delay the widespread availability of 5G by up to two years, which in turn would cost the country up to £6.8
  
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• A1 Telekom Austria Group Selects SANDSIV to Elevate and Sustain its VoC Capabilities

  05-04-2019 13:18
  ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, 05.04.2019 – SANDSIV, the leading customer experience management (CXM) enterprise software provider, proudly announces that one of Europe’s largest telecom firms has chosen sandsiv+ to integrate and automate its customer intelligence ecosystem. A1 Telekom Austria Group joins a large roster of international businesses, including Fastweb, Lufthansa Group, Axa, Vodafone and Iberdrola, who benefit from sandsiv+’s comprehensive feedback-collection and immediatel
  
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• Help re-chalk the Uffington White Horse

  05-04-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last year I spent a couple of hours bashing an ancient monument with a hammer, and there’s a chance to do it again.The Uffington White Horse, an iron-age era hill figure formed from deep trenches cut into the Oxfordshire countryside and filled with white chalk needs re-chalking.
  You’ll be given a hammer and a bucket of chalk and asked to bash the chalk into the monument to give it a fresh clean look.An hour or so sitting on the grassy slopes, chatting away and bashing an ancient monu
  
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• T-Mobile merger will help us defeat China – Sprint CTO

  05-04-2019 12:30
  The propaganda assault to validate the T-Mobile US and Sprint merger shows no signs of slowing, and now Sprint is suggesting it will help the US defeat those pesky communists.
  Fear is tried and tested strategy to accomplish one’s ambitions, and Sprint is stirring the xenophobic pot. Just as President Trump used fear to justify his wall, and UKIP roused curtain twitchers to abandon the European Union, Sprint CTO John Saw is leaning on the Chinese threat as a means to legitimise the proposed
  
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• London Underground staff to be balloted for strike over pay

  05-04-2019 12:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Members of the RMT union are to be balloted for possible strike action over pay, in a move that could see as many as 10,000 staff go on strike.
  If the strike were to go ahead it would see substantial disruption across the entire London Underground network.
  The RMT confirmed that it has rejected a pay offer from London Underground worth 2.5% — the same as the Retail Price Index in February 2019.
  The RPI stood at 2.5%, and although no longer recommended by the Office for National Statistics,
  
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• Google caves in to employee activism, this time

  05-04-2019 10:58
  The Silicon Valley search giant has decided to dissolve its AI ethical council, one week after it was created, in response to opposition from its own employees. But it’s not always so responsive to their concerns.
  A week after the Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC) was created, Google told  VOX that it has decided to cancel the project. Controversy has been following the project from the start, especially surrounding one council member Google enlisted. This prompted
  
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• South Korea’s Samsung Electronics sees 60% fall in profits

  05-04-2019 04:23 via ft.com
  Falling demand, rising inventories take quarterly operating income to lowest in 2 years
  
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• Vodafone in training for UK 5G launch

  05-04-2019 02:00
  Vodafone this week launched its latest UK 5G trial, lighting up the technology at Birmingham's New Street station in what it claims is the first 5G test at a UK railway station…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Switzerland joins Friday 5G launch party

  05-04-2019 02:00
  Sunrise on Friday declared itself in the vanguard of global 5G development, announcing the launch of its first 5G service.The Swiss telco clearly chose its launch date carefully, coming as it does alongside the arrival of 5G services from international big hitters Verizon…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Sprint again leans on China 5G scare tactic to push merger

  05-04-2019 02:00
  A successful merger between Sprint and rival T-Mobile would help the US mitigate China's march towards 5G world dominance, according to the telco's tech chief, who this week took his turn to ensure that the pending deal is never out of the headlines."China remains the clear leader in the race to 5G with a number of critical advantages…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Norway offers 5G spectrum payment holiday in return for coverage

  05-04-2019 02:00
  Norway will auction off mobile spectrum in the 700 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands in early June, it announced this week, and the government is willing to allow winning bidders to postpone the bulk of their payments if they agree to meet certain coverage targets…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• German 5G auction heating up, bids approach €3.7bn

  05-04-2019 02:00
  After a lull in proceedings earlier this week that led some to predict the end was in sight, bidding in the German 5G auction is once again happening apace, with close to &euro…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• First among equals: no real winners in the 5G race

  05-04-2019 02:00
  5G is up and running, albeit on a very limited scale.Friday was the promised launch date for 5G mobile services from Verizon in the US and South Korea's three main mobile operators, but all flipped the switch early, desperate to be able to claim a world first.That is to be expected in this industry. We have seen it before with previous generations of mobile technology…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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